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Center for Research on Learning: Recent submissions
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Major Research Findings of The University of Kansas Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-10-01)This report presents abstracts of all research studies conducted during Years II and Ill of the University of Kansas LD Institute. Issues and assumptions addressed. major findings of completed studies, and implications are ... -
Application of a Social Skill and Problem-Solving Group Training Program to Learning Disabled and Non-Learning Disabled Youth
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1981-01-01)The efficacy of training social and problem-solving skills to learning disabled adolescents was evaluated by conducting a group skiff training program with three sets of youths: (a) LD adolescents attending an alternative ... -
A Comparison of Youths Who Have Committed Delinquent Acts with Learning Disabled, Low-Achieving, and Normally Achieving Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-12-01)This study compared a group of youths who had committed delinquent acts with LD, low-achieving, and normally-achieving adolescents. Youths who had committed delinquent acts most resembled the low-achieving group based on ... -
Parental and Staff Expectations for the Future Achievement of Learning Disabled Students
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-02-01)The results of this study indicated that: (a) the difference between the expectations of mothers and fathers of LD youth was generally insignificant in most areas of achievement, (b) in most areas of achievement, school ... -
A Comparison of Learning Disabled Adolescents with Specific Arithmetic and Reading Disabilities
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Forty-three junior high learning disabilities programs were surveyed to identify students who were specifically disabled in either arithmetic or reading. The results indicated that students with a specific disability in ... -
Analysis of Cognitive Abilities of Adolescents Learning Disabled Specifically in Arithmetic Computation
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)This investigation identified a group of adolescents homogeneously defined as specifically learning disabled in arithmetic and examined whether cognitive processes measured by visual-spatial, visual-reasoning, and visual-memory ... -
Performance of Learning Disabled High School Students on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)This study examined the performance of 24 LD high school students on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, A total of 29.2/. of the LD subjects ware found to qualify for enlistment in the Army based on the ... -
An Application of Attribution Theory to Developing Self-Esteem in Learning Disabled Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)The study found that LD adolescents did not differ significantly from non-LD adolescents in their esponses to general self esteem and attribution questionnaires. Effort attribution training brought no significant increase ... -
An Observational Study of the Academic and Social Behaviors of Learning Disabled Adolescents in the Regular Classroom
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)This study examined the class performance of LD adolescents and the performance of their peers who are successful participants in the classroom environment . Data from live observations of 47 pairs of students (one LD and ... -
The Current Status of Young Adults Identified as Learning Disabled During Their School Career
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research efforts in the field of learning disabilities (LD) have addressed primarily concerns within school settings; however, if learning disabilities are more than a school phenomenon, researchers and educators must begin ... -
An Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Use of Support Systems
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research results presented in Research Reports 12 through 20 detail findings from this comprehensive epidemiology study conducted during 1979-80 by the Institute. It is important for the reader to study and view each of ... -
An Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Health and Medical Aspects
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research results presented in Research Reports 12 through 20 detail findings from this comprehensive epidemiology study conducted during 1979-80 by the Institute. It is important for the reader to study and view each of ... -
An Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Academic Self-Image and Attribution
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research results presented in Research Reports 12 through 20 detail findings from this comprehensive epidemiology study conducted during 1979-80 by the Institute. It is important for the reader to study and view each of ... -
Epidemiological Study of Learning Disabled Adolescents in Secondary Schools: Details of the Methodology
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research results presented in Research Reports 12 through 20 detail findings from this comprehensive epidemiology study conducted during 1979-80 by the Institute. It is important for the reader to study and view each of ... -
A Multi-Trait Multi-Method Analysis of the Bayesian Screening Instrument and Test Battery for LD Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Three related studies were designed to address some key issues confronting the learning disability field concerning the identification of learning disabled adolescents . The first study (Research Report No. 9) addressed ... -
Reliability and Validity of the Bayesian Identification Procedure for Learning Disabled Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Three related studies were designed to address some key issues confronting the learning disability field concerning the identification of learning disabled adolescents. The first study (Research Report No. 9) addressed the ... -
The Homogeneity of Identifaction Decisions by Different Groups on LD Adolescents
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Three related studies were designed to address some key issues confronting the learning disability field concerning the identification of learning disabled adolescents. The first study (Research Report No. 9) addressed the ... -
The Regular Classroom Interactions of Learning Disabled Adolescents and Their Teachers
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Research on the process of teaching indicates that students who are low achievers, hyperactive, defiant, and dependent receive less approval and support and more criticism and disapproval from their teachers. Further, ... -
Formal Reasoning Abilities of Learning Disabled Adolescents: Implications for Mathematics Instruction
(Institute for Research in Learning Disabilities, 1980-01-01)Modern mathematics education relies heavily upon the cognitive theories of Jean Piaget and Jerome Bruner. These theories provide the basis for explanations of levels of development as well as direction for instructional ... -
Behavioral Assessment of Job-Related Skills: Implications for Learning Disabled Young Adults
(1980-01-01)Th is study, using direct observation and measurement techniques, analyzed the occupational skills of these two groups. The results showed that the employed adults performed significantly better on each of the thirteen ...